A review by kleonard
Knot of Shadows: A Penric & Desdemona Novella in the World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold

5.0

This newest installment in the Penric and Desdemona series of novellas is a treat. I always like returning to Bujold's World of the Five Gods, where Learned Penric and his demon Des are asked to take on all sorts of issues. This time, the story is a sad one, involving denials of justice, death magic, and the death of a child. The tone is meditative and somber, and yet the mystery elements are a pleasure to read. Newcomers can probably read this without prior knowledge of the characters, but ideally readers will have read some of the previous books in the series.